Legal Opinion
Stone v. Mellon Mortgage Company
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 5, 2000No. 1980745PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Jeffrey Stone and Susan Stone sued individually and on behalf of a class, seeking to recover a $15 fee paid to Mellon Mortgage Company ("Mellon") for facsimile transmissions of payoff statements ("fax fees") incurred in connection with refinancing their mortgage loan before its maturity. The Stones sought a recovery based on theories of breach of contract, money had and received, and unjust enrichment. Their complaint alleged that Mellon had wrongfully charged a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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